Same thing happening with Europeans really, I hear lots of praise about Grubby's English, because it is better than the average European.

You can't really compare the two as Grubby speaks practically perfect English, albeit with a fairly strong accent. DRG can understand simple sentences and answer with a word or two.

Don't get me wrong I'm not hating on DRG and compared to other Koreans he actually gained a lot of respect in my eyes for taking the time to improve his English, but honestly in this day and age speaking English should be the default, not an exception. I mean even Stephano speaks better English than any Korean player and he's French who are probably the most infamous people for refusing to learn foreign languages. And it's not like you see or hear any English at France either. That's why I think it's kinda silly when one Korean speaks so-so English and everyone's acting like he's achieved something unprecedented.

Because Korean is quite different from English. Most European languages have similarities in grammar, vocabulary, alphabet, and pronunciation that make it much easier to learn other related languages.

Finnish is actually a bit of an exception though, since it's not of Indo-European origin. Still, you do have a much greater exposure to English speaking culture, through movies, TV shows, video games, and the internet. English isn't uncommon in Korea, but their proximity to China and Japan make those languages a reasonable choice instead of English.

The alphabet is a good point. Didn't really even think about that. Doesn't most kpop feature English lyrics or at least choruses though? At least the songs/clips from tv shows I've come across tended to include English even if majority of the speech was in Korean though I do admit my sample size is not huge. That never happens here so I'm not so sure of the part about exposure. Especially when talking about the internet, Korean computer access the exactly same web ours do.

Especially when talking about the internet, Korean computer access the exactly same web ours do.

Technically yes, but there's a lot more sites in Korean than there are in Finnish, so there's less need to learn English. Koreans also tend to be rather insular, so they're more likely to use their own websites and so they don't see the need that many people around the world do to learn English to use the internet.

Now, that's not to say that there's no knowledge of English. English is a required language in South Korea, but because of the reasons I've mentioned most people don't master it. However, since the general populace has some familiarity, you see bits of it in pop songs and shows, and a lot of English loan words, but that's quite different from being able to hold a conversation.

A final thing to note is that a lot of pro-gamers are people who probably weren't very successful in school, as they spent their time playing video games instead of studying. There are plenty of exceptions, and they're certainly intelligent, but for Koreans in particular many are drop-outs or barely finished school in order to play Starcraft.

Yeah, he's actually better than that even. DRG has a huge problem with just being shy about his English, but if he's talking to someone he's comfortable with, he's perfectly fine even though he might misunderstand some stuff here and there. He worries too much about saying the wrong thing or not being fully understood when he's on stage and such.

I don't know why you receive downvotes, her mechanics are actually really impressive. There are few people that can match her ability to spread creep, inject and maintain control of the game that flawless.

It would be comparing two styles though. Stephano is an aggressive tactical genius that will surgically strike on several places to bring you out of position. Whereas Scarlett plays more standard, but on another level mechanic-wise.

But what sets her apart is the accuracy and efficiency of that speed. She doesn't have many misclicks, she always selects the perfect number of units for drop defense or harass, and her drone splits are beautiful.

Mutas and ultras need to be changed so as to become an equally viable and strong alternative to infester / broodlord. At this moment, mutalisk harass is just nowhere near as good as amassing infesters and energy.

i feel pretty bad for drg. he's always been a great zerg player; i don't think anyone could call him a patchzerg, but in the tournament main he was pitched against the terran luke skywalker and the room shook every time one of his units died, and in the world championship he was put up against probably the most popular (and best) foreigner in the scene right now.